Our MA in Irish Traditional Music provides a holistic practical and theoretical immersion in Irish Traditional Music practice and scholarship. The programme draws on wide-ranging internationally-recognised expertise to offer a progressively flexible postgraduate pathway in Irish Traditional Music.

 

On this programme you will combine core studies with an impressively broad range of elective modules that can be tailored to suit your interests. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your creative practice through masterclasses with department staff and external visiting tutors, as well as undertake original scholarship informed by disciplines such as ethnomusicology, musicology, and artistic research.

 

Our Traditional Arts Internship module provides opportunities to gain professional experience working with relevant traditional arts organisations, while a Professional Development studies module equips you with the skillsets required to navigate sustainable careers as a music professional. Situated in a Music Department that has pioneered the study and practice of Irish Traditional Music for over a century, the programme also draws on departmental expertise in a uniquely wide range of music traditions and research areas.